How Airports Get Their CodesCondé Nast Traveler - Aug 31, 2017 05:37 PM (ET)
You may have noticed a three letter acronym on your plane ticket, or next to your departure and arrival city when you’re booking your flight online. Maybe you even refer to your airport as a three-letter code—JFK in New York, or LAX in Los Angeles. After all, every official airport in the world—from the largest, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), to the smallest, Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on the Caribbean island of Saba (SAB)—is assigned a three-letter code. But what does that code mean, and how are they assigned?

After 30 Years, City Airport In London Takes Off In New DirectionsForbes - Aug 31, 2017 05:37 PM (ET)
This October marks 30 years since the start of flights from City Airport, London’s smallest but most central airport. Located in London Docklands, it offers easy access to London’s twin financial hubs of Bank and Canary Wharf with direct access by Docklands Light Railway (DLR).

Behind the Scenes: What Happens at an Airport Overnight?USA Today - Aug 31, 2017 05:32 PM (ET)
Airports have been compared to miniature cities, and even after the last flight of the day, the work is never over. Overnight teams scramble to clean and service aircraft, while airline operations work to ensure the last passengers make it out and the first flights of the next day take off on time.

Operations Return to Normal at Mumbai AirportHindustan Times (India) - Aug 31, 2017 05:31 PM (ET)
The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) restored normalcy on Wednesday with very little impact on flight operations, a day after Mumbai witnessed heavy downpour.

Pilots and Planes Needed to Rescue Animals from HarveyGeneral Aviation News - Aug 31, 2017 05:31 PM (ET)
In the wake of the devastation from Hurricane Harvey, PilotsNPaws, a non-profit organization that uses volunteer general aviation pilots and planes to transport rescued animals, has put out a call for larger airplanes to help rescue animals caught in the hurricane and flooding.

Why Not Build an Airport at Sea? Long Beach Bosses Once Wondered ThisPress-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) - Aug 31, 2017 05:17 PM (ET)
Yes, there were plenty of complaints about airport noise 50 years ago. It’s not a new thing. Noise, air pollution, the all-around ever-present danger of jets falling from the sky. All those headaches made Long Beach look toward the sea as the solution to the problems in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Airline Baggage Co. Says Shipping App Is Swiping Its TechLaw360 - Aug 31, 2017 05:14 PM (ET)
An airline bag delivery company has accused a rival transportation startup of developing an app that infringes its patent for dropping off and picking up shipments, telling a Florida federal court that the software and server the startup uses runs afoul of its patented processes.

Oakland International Reducing Carbon Footprint with $3.2M FAA GrantAviation Pros - Aug 31, 2017 10:05 AM (ET)
Oakland International Airport (OAK) announced Aug. 30, that it has received $3.2 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of the agency’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which allocates federal funding to US airports. The AIP will fund infrastructure improvements at 67 airports in 29 states. The discretionary funds for OAK will be awarded in the form of a Volunteer Airport Low Emissions (VALE) grant.

Battle Over Air Traffic Control Comes to SDCapital Journal (Pierre, S.D.) - Aug 31, 2017 10:04 AM (ET)
A private, non-profit corporation could run America’s air-traffic-control system far better than the Federal Aviation Administration, or so says a member of former President Ronald Reagan’s administration.

AirAsia 2Q Net Profit Down 53% on One-Off Tax ChargeAir Transport World - Aug 31, 2017 09:41 AM (ET)
AirAsia Group reported a 2017 second-quarter net profit of MYR140 million ($33 million), down 53% from net profit of MYR298 million in the year-ago period. The company said the decline was mainly because of a one-time tax charge of MYR212 million “from the group’s participation in the Indonesia tax amnesty program.”

Air Tahiti Nui to Replace A340s in 2018Air Transport World - Aug 31, 2017 09:40 AM (ET)
French Polynesian carrier Air Tahiti Nui is preparing for a major upgrade of its long-haul international fleet in 2018, when it will begin the replacement of its Airbus A340s with Boeing 787-9s.